Evening Standard James Olley 10 Jan.
King's castle is crumbling as Gazidis quietly lays the foundations for a new ruler (for Arsenal's manager).

....The pieces are quietly being moved into place but Gazidis has so far proved unwilling to make the checkmate move by taking the King, even if relations with Wenger are strained as a result of the alterations.

It was surreal reading this as passing a noiseless Stamford Bridge at 8.40pm. Ok the match finished 0-0. Not like it is even close to a grandmaster draw. Highlights on Channel 5 around 11pm. Hopefully quick & show some more highlights of last night's Man City v Bristol City instead.

Back in the days (late 1980s / early 1990s) when dedicated chess computers were state of the art, I think I saw a report of one that had a robot arm, so you didn't have to make the engine's move for it. I suppose building the equivalent of a DGT board with a hidden robot arm which moves the pieces has a certain logic to it, but at a serious level everyone has long since mastered the art of viewing and playing games essentially using a diagram.

Looking forward to Garry's music choices. I expect one or two from chess the musical, nil of Nigel Short's music tastes.
A bit of Frankie (Sinatra or Goes to Hollywood). Some opera or even heavy metal (Ecstacy of Gold) and a piano concerto.
No glam rock. But a bit of 'Pussy Riot' will tie up with some of his activities.